Game Log: EQ2 Age of Discovery

Those who follow me on Google+ have been hearing about my problems with the Age of Discovery. It’s the expansion that brought mercenaries and beastlords to the game, and is the one expansion not included in the forthcoming expansion, Chains of Eternity. I went ahead and bought Chains of Eternity assuming I would get all … Read more

EQ2: Nights of the Dead

I enjoyed the Guild Wars 2 Halloween celebration, what I saw of it. I might as well have just stayed hidden at the side of the fight and just watched, because I was too low level to contribute (even though artificially leveled to 80 for the event). Folks were reminiscing about the Halloween celebrations in … Read more

Guild Wars 2: Ascent to Madness

There’s a rhythm I get to in Guild Wars 2; bring up the map, look for a blank spot, and go there. Fill the hearts, look at the vistas, do the skill challenges, sell and move on. If there’s an event nearby, try to get to it and join in. Having unlocked all my weapon … Read more

Pirate101: O Valencia!

I dunno if Pirate101 has any Decemberist nods in the world of Valencia, but they’d be missing a bet if they didn’t. I haven’t even seen any orange trees. But then I just got here. So, level 16, and I’m in the third world already. Still feeling just a little overwhelmed in some fights, and … Read more

Game Log: Diablo 3

I tell ya, Blizzard loves shoulder pads more than Joan Crawford. I knew it would be only a matter of time before my Diablo 3 wizard grew a pair. Of shoulder pads. Started off small, buds almost, and now they’re as proud as deer antlers. I can only imagine Typhus clashing shoulders with other young … Read more